ere is a list of multimedia art activities that can be used to explore the theme of cleanliness.

1.Use brainstorming to explore ideas related to cleanliness. 2.Draw the feeling of cleanliness. 3.Use the Microsoft Agent and Mash to put together a skit or theater piece that explores cleanliness. 4. Draw the feeling and create an animation. 5. Create a collage that expresses cleanliness. 6. Create a cartoon. 7. Write a poem. 8. Use a variety of materials to build a sculpture. 9. Create a maze that you have to navigate to reach cleanliness o Create a map to map out the themes landscape. 10. Create a recipe for cooking up cleanliness. 11. Create a chart and graph for exploring cleanliness 12. Create a booklet on the care and feeding of your cleanliness. 13. Write a short story. 14 Create masks of how cleanliness looks. 15. Do Interviews. 16 Create an improvisational acting piece or role play 17. Choreograph a dance. 18. Create a video. 19. Create a song. 20. Create an scientific experiment. 21. Take a photograph. 22. Keep a journal. 23. Hold a discussion ( have a debate, review a book , movie, theater production) 24. Study and immerse yourself 25. Create metaphors (include in each activity) 26. 12 minute freeform writing on the theme.

Template Activity page To Curriculum Page.

Reference Material

Sample drawings 2 done by children in Austrailia. o Kidcast o drawing links at About.com A Newsletter called Voices they have a topic of Bugging, ie. kids bugging each other.. and they also touch on respect. Activities artistic methods

Lesson Plans

Microsoft - has many well designed lessons and activities. study these. geared to using Microsoft products. Kodak lesson plans for K-12 A kaleidoscope of ideas for K-12. Teachers Helping Teachers A lesson-plan exchange of art projects submitted by K-12 educators. Favorite Art Lessons A range of lessons for early childhood through collegeage from the Incredible Art Department.
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Finding Your Feelings

more arts wire and index of links AAAE Lesson Plan Exchange Ideas from teachers, posted by the Association for the Advancement of Arts Education. studyweb Lesson Plans and Teaching Ideas http://www.auburn.edu/~haonchr/thematic/lessons.html http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/english/eng.html http://www.buffalostate.edu/~aed/Port.html http://www.lacnyc.org/technology/institute/alvin.htm examines traditions Creative Aerobics HEROES; A lesson plan that uses the concept of connecting your ideas to those of a "hero" sources o http://scnc.glps.k12.mi.us/edres01.html o http://www.esu10.k12.ne.us/resources/lesson-plans.html
Using Pictures in Lessons http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1328.html create a metaphor http://www.vkp.org knowledge program - tries to s

Drawing a "theme"

Goal of Activity: o Drawing a value or emotion Age Level: o All Ages Suggested Time Allowance: o Variable
Objective: o To o o o

express or represent a feeling or value in a drawing Activities:

Participants write the theme on paper and draw what the theme looks like with pen, pencil, pastels or paints. Each individual can use a drawing program and upload their work to HumanityQuest.Com to be posted on the website and share with the online group interested in that value. Each individual can evaluate and discuss works displayed on the site with other participants.

Materials o Drawing program, or paper and drawing supplies, and a scanner Evaluation/Assessment:
o Each individual can evaluate the process of participating in the activity and offer suggestions in the feed back form.

Extension Activities: o Write the "theme' with synonyms and antonyms on paper and draw what the related or opposite theme looks like with pen, pencil, pastels or paints. o Write the "theme' with synonyms and antonyms on paper and draw what the related or opposite theme using a drawing program and upload the work to
HumanityQuest.Com to be posted on the website and share with the online group interested in that value.

References: Books on topic

Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing : Meditation in Action

Drawing on the Artist Within : An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Drawing for Older Children and Teens : A Creative Method That Works for Adult Beginners, Too

Other Information on the Web

/www.uiowa.edu/~africart/teachers/lessons/045.html http://www.clickets.com/targets/Kidstuff/giggle_island.htm (Drawing Board)

www.looksmart.com/eus1/eus141561/eus141794/eus176681/eus221398/eus55 6241/eus556234/r?l&iaci&&hl=5&ss=1&key=drawing+programs

Samples of participants work

howgreatthouart.com/artwork1.html www.passion4art.com/gcag.htm www.monart.com/gallery.html www.beechwood-centre.com/aboutmy.htm http://www.heartwoodethics.org/kids/pictures.html

Software Tools - (tools that can be used to implement that particular activity.)

http://www.mayura.com/ alstonlabs.pair.com/cplay4.htm http://www.jasc.com/psp6.html ( Paint Shop Pro)

Brainstorming Activity

Overview

The purpose of this activity is to explore the topic of cleanliness by using brainstorming techniques. This can be done on a plain piece of paper or by using brainstorming software that can be downloaded from the internet. Below is a sample brainstorm (also referred to as a mind map).

Materials

Sheet of unlined paper Lined paper Pen or pencil Trial brainstorming software

Objective

Generate ideas that relate to the topic of cleanliness . Experiment with freeing up your thinking. Promote spontaneity. Create one clustering diagram. Organize the brainstorming material and write up the material in a short story, essay, or poem.

Procedure Outline

Read about the concept of brainstorming. View examples of the different types of brainstorming. o clustering o just writing down a list on paper. Create your brainstorm. Have a short discussion of the brainstorming exercise. Individuals organize ideas into an outline . Participants create their own story, poem, or essay from the brainstorm. Each individual shares their work with the group.

Publish to HumanityQuest.com

Next, post your artwork to the cleanliness discussion area. Now that you have finished your brainstorm, you can share it with others. If you used software to create the mind map, you can save the image as a gif file and post it to HumanityQuest.com. If you used pen and paper to create your mind map, you can scan it into your computer.

Expanded Activities

Continue exploration by making branching of one aspect of cleanliness . Do brainstorming as a group activity Do a brainstorm with the theme and it's opposite. Use Mind Mapping, which is to draw the ideas instead of only using words.

Add Your Comment about this Activity

You can discuss general experiences about Brainstorming in the Art Activates discussion area.

Further Reference Materials

Samples of Brainstorming

Sample1, a bunch of sample brainstorms (in German) Sample2, more samples in German but with English explanations. MindManager Gallery Inspiration Gallery - has sample created with Inspiration software o gallery1- business related brainstorming o gallery 2 - education related brainstorming

Lessons on Brainstorming

Introduction to Concept Mapping" Understanding Literary Elements Several chapter of a new book Great Ideas on Demand. Brainstorming step by step guide Instructions for doing brainstorming from Inspiration web site.

Indexes

Creativityweb

Books;

Five Star Mind : Games and Exercises to Stimulate Your Creativity and Imagination Creativity Games for Trainers : A Handbook of Group Activities for Jumpstarting Workplace Creativity Gabriele, Lusser Rico. "Writing The Natural Way" Mindmapping : Your Personal Guide to Exploring Creativity and Problem-Solving by Joyce Wycoff

Software Reviews

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Companies that make Brainstorming tools

Brainstorming.org - Train yourself to generate ideas more easily. Download 1.4MB They have a training process. Inspiration Software, Inc. - Download a creation and management tool for your business projects. OS: Windows 95/NT License: Demo Download 1.4MB - looks very interesting. give it a try. You can import clip art to jazz up your mind map. Inspiration: Professional Edition (32-bit) 5.0 - the best brainstorming software I've seen so far. MindManager - Sample Gallery, gallery2, Download 2.9MB BrainStormer JPB Creative Co, Ltd - Think outside the box. OS: Windows 95 License: Shareware, Download 1.7MB, step by step guide - software is step by step, they have some written guides, but I don't like the software. Inovation-works - They have software for brainstorming. There is a lot of explanation of the creative process on there website. The software itself is more geared to problem solving than brainstorming. DSS Infotech Pvt. Ltd. - Has an interesting layout and process. they are located in India.

Making a Collage of the "Theme"

Goal:

to create a collage

Objective:

to express or represent a feeling or value in a collage

Activities:

Participants write the theme on paper, create an autobiographical piece, or the facilitator of the group tells a story to assist participants to use any medium or a combination of materials

including: pencils, pens, pastels, crayon, cutout pictures and paste, to illustate the "theme"
Each individual can use a drawing program and upload their work to HumanityQuest.Com to be posted on the website and share with the online group interested in that value. Each individual can evaluate and discuss works created in the group or displayed on the site with other participants.

Materials:

Drawing program, or paper and drawing supplies, and a scanner A variety of materials: magazine pictures, scissors, paste, pencils , pencils, pastels, paints and crayons.

Evaluation/Assessment:

Each individual can evaluate the process of participating in the activity and offer suggestions in the feed back form.

Extension Activities:

Write the "theme' with synonyms and antonyms on paper and create a collage of what the related or opposite theme looks like with materials Write the "theme' with synonyms and antonyms on paper and create a collage of what the related or opposite theme using a drawing program and upload the work to
HumanityQuest.Com to be posted on the website and share with the online group interested in that value.

Software:

http://www.psptips.com/4/phoman/collage.html http://www.psptips.com/graflinx.html

Other information on the Web:

http://collagegallery.com/ http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/his6.html

Samples of Participants Work:

http://collageart.org/links/

Creating a Chart or Graph on a "Theme"

Goal:

to create a chart, scale, barometer or graph

Objective:

to express or represent a feeling or value in a graph or chart

Activities:

Participants write the theme on paper, and the facilitator of the group discusses the process of creating charts or graphs to assist participants to create their own chart or graph on the

"theme"
Each individual can create a chart or graph and take a digital photograph of their work and upload their work to HumanityQuest.Com to be posted on website and share with the online group interested in that value. Each individual can evaluate and discuss works created in the group or displayed on the site with other participants.

Materials:

Graph paper, pens , and markers

Evaluation/Assessment:
Each individual can evaluate the process of participating in the activity and offer suggestions in the feed back form.

Extension Activities:

Write the "theme' with synonyms and antonyms on paper and create a chart or graph that relates to the same or opposite theme.
After taking a digital photograph and upload the work to HumanityQuest.Com to be posted on the website and share with the online group interested in that value.

Resources and examples: http://et.sdsu.edu/RClark/ET544/SystemSpecs/sld001.htm http://perso.easynet.fr/~philimar/graphpapeng.htm http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/200bc/powerpoint/insert.html#Graphs http://www.unleash.com/articles/graph/